A towering figure in contemporary African music, singer/songwriter/guitarist
Fatoumata Diawara’s artistry defines her as the voice of West African
womanhood. She’s boldly experimental yet proud of her Malian
roots, merging the modernity of stinging electric guitar lines with
ancient strings, kit drums with the timeless rhythms of traditional
percussion. 

In slow-burning blues and simmering funk, syncopated
Afro-pop and gentle lullabies, Diawara’s riveting sound is burnished by
her penetrating, redolent singing. “Incendiary” (The New York Times) and
“hypnotic” (Rolling Stone), Fatoumata Diawara’s performances “scream with
energy” (NPR).